Cyril Oberlander

Cyril Oberlander is dedicated to fostering lifelong learning, connecting people and ideas, and to curating a vibrant learning environment that positively transforms lives, libraries, and learning. Currently serving as the Dean of the Library at Cal Poly Humboldt since July 2014, Cyril has previously served at the following libraries; SUNY Geneseo in New York, University of Virginia Libraries, Portland State University, and served as a consultant to public, academic, and special libraries.  

Interests include collaborative innovation and software development, space and service design, teaching and learning, library publishing and open pedagogy. Current projects include: 3D Digital Herbarium, GIS Data Archive, Career Skills Pathways Project, and Discovering Humboldt with Google Maps.